Last spring the osprey began occupying the nests along 5&20 near the Refuge in early April. About the time the white Pelican was first seen at the north end of Cayuga Lake. But hey, like they say - if the book says one thing and the bird says the other.....believe the bird! Stay safe all. Getting psyched for Migration, and I bet I have lots of company!! Sar
On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 2:35 PM Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > Hi Diana, > > Osprey would be new for the Cayuga Lake Basin 2021 list. This is early > though. It’s so early that there is only one eBird record ever for Osprey > in February in NYS north of Long Island, and that was several years ago > south of Kingston in Ulster County. This year the northernmost eBird report > of Osprey in the past month was on the 27th in Maryland. > > It’s certainly possible. Birds fly. There have been plenty of south winds > lately. Ospreys nest along 5&20 by the refuge. I am as interested as anyone > in finding out if birds are migrating sooner, and Ospreys have surprised me > with early returns to Myers in the recent past. > > But a report of Osprey even at the very end of February suggests some care > be taken, particularly since there are plenty of immature Bald Eagles > around, and in some plumages they share some of the color pattern of > Ospreys. Bald Eagles also nest earlier than Ospreys and have even been > known to take over Osprey nests before the Ospreys return, so Bald Eagles > or Red-tailed Hawks or other raptors might be near those nests. > > So, I’m wondering if you would mind asking your sister what about the bird > said “Osprey” to her instead of some other large raptor - shape, behavior, > pattern, etc. Thanks so much. And thanks for your photos and reports. It’s > a joy to hear what is happening all around us. > > - - Dave Nutter > > On Feb 28, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Whitings <whiti...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > My sister saw an osprey flying on Rt. 20 near the entrance to the refuge > yesterday. Also, a Sandhill crane was seen at Mercer Park in B’ville. > Spring is in the air! > > Diana Whiting > > dianawhitingphotography.com > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
